Straw-like user interface: virtual experience of the sensation of drinking using a straw

The Straw-like User Interface is a novel interface system that allows us to virtually experience the sensations of drinking. These sensations are created based on referencing sample data of actual pressure, vibration and sound produced by drinking from an ordinary straw attached to the system. This research of presenting virtual drinking sensations to mouth and lips is the first in the world to have been attempted, and comes with high academic expectations. Moreover, due to the high sensitivity of the mouth and lips when used as a sensor, it is possible to develop many unique interfaces and so this could facilitate an extension of research fields in both interactive arts and entertainment. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interface - Interaction styles General Terms Design, Experimentation, Verification. Keywords Drinking sensation, Tactile interface, food texture, entertainment, Virtual reality

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ACMACE
• Authors: Yuki Hashimoto, Naohisa Nagaya, Minoru Kojima, Satoru Miyajima, Junichiro Ohtaki, Akio Yamamoto, Tomoyasu Mitani, Masahiko Inami
• Keywords: ACMACE 2006, Drinking Sensation, User Interface, Virtual Drinking Sensations